Here we go again. New book plan: a mixed media self portrait. I am going to fill it with quotes and patterns and papers and photos. Because apparently I need to crop and glue and punch or else I feel as though I might never again fall asleep. Excited about this one. So tonight, cheers…

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Last spring, I was part of a group that Jamaica thought up. We made a book of lists. Random Stuff. I took photos of the book today, and it was interesting to see how some stuff has changed and some has stayed the same. This would be an interesting book to make once every year…

Big plans for today. My day off. My "get ‘er done" day. Plan one: No naps. Plan two: Post some old minibooks. Plan three: Make envelopes. Plan four: Get the kitchen clean. I am off…like a herd of turtles.

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The Forest Friends are hibernating for the Christmas season. From left to right: Letterpressed Joy by eggpress, random card from the cute paper shop by our apartment, a Norman Rockwell print from a vintage Christmas book I bought for $1, the same old deer that gets to act as a reindeer for a month, a…

Spent the majority of Saturday baking.  Those little balls are Mexican Wedding Cookies. The frosted mis-shapen guys are the greatest cookie known to man: Peppermint Cookies. I am not positive, but I think Mom invented them. Or Santa himself. The Recipe: 1 C. butter                   4 C. flour 1 1/2…

Directions to make this little paper bird can be found here. We picked out a tree this morning. I will be making more ornaments all afternoon. Also baking my favorite cookies in the world. Also added a few goods to my etsy shop. Calendars, Christmas envelopes and my favorite: acronym notecards. Take a look if…

So I am driving home from my new favorite place, THE USED BOOKSTORE, and I go to cross the bridge that goes over the freeway and there is a traffic cone laying sideways in the middle of my lane. I figure, better to just run over it instead of cause a traffic jam. "THuNK." I…

goodwill drop off – checkfinish Christmas cards – checkpurge scrapbook stuff – checkorganize mess of a craft table – check drive over traffic cone and get it stuck under car – check plus.